Monthly Archives: June 2009

Changing and not changing the way we use our agricultural land

A few years ago when I was still a graduate student in Stony Brook University’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, a group of us formed a reading group with the ambitious moniker “Social Policy and Global Progress”. Our ambitions in … Continue reading

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Quantitative Sustainability and the practice of Life Cycle Analysis

Pratt Institute, where my primary duties are to teach students about ecology and evolution, is undergoing a green revolution. In many ways this is not all that remarkable: many campuses are “greening” themselves and at least pitching the idea that … Continue reading

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